Sarah Hannah
Year of Call 2005

 

Education:

Law with European Law LL.B (Hons): The University of Leeds - 2:1

Bar Vocational Course: The Inns of Court School of Law - Very Competent

Call: Gray's Inn, 2005

Sarah was invited to become a tenant in Chambers in April 2009 having previously completed her pupillage at 2 Paper Buildings (Now Argent Chambers).

Sarah undertakes a broad range of both criminal prosecution and criminal defence work in the Youth Court, Magistrates Court and Crown Court. Sarah's practice covers the whole spectrum of criminal law including robbery, fraud, burglary and the supply of drugs and she has recently been instructed in Operation Withern cases arising out of the riots that took place in August 2011. Sarah also accepts instructions on a private basis including driving offences.

Sarah is a Grade 2 prosecutor accepting instructions on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service as well as the Department for Work and Pensions. Sarah is also instructed on behalf of Serco Monitoring Service. Sarah has recently undertaken a secondment at the Serious Fraud Office to act as independent Counsel to review potential LPP material in a Ponzi scheme fraud and to assist with disclosure regarding a fraud in an AIM listed company as well as a coal mining fraud.

Sarah also accepts instructions in both Family Law and Sports Law.

Before coming to the bar Sarah worked for Bark & Co Solicitors as a paralegal and assisted in the preparation of a number of multi-million pound fraud cases and other reported cases.